Our children’s nutrition is vital to their health and development, both in school and in sports. Teach your kids about healthy choices today to establish healthy habits for tomorrow. Set a good example by involving them in meal planning, introducing them to cooking and portion control and getting active!

If you’re pregnant you have probably heard the phrase eating for two. It’s true that a pregnant woman's calorie intake grows during pregnancy, but simply doubling your calorie intake is not the solution for you or your baby.

About Us

Founded in Hawaii in 1851, Dole Food Company, Inc., with 2010 revenues of $6.9 billion, is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen foods, and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research. The Company does business in more than 90 countries and employs, on average, 36,000 full-time, regular employees and 23,000 full-time seasonal or temporary employees, worldwide.

New Year's Resolutions

We’ve all had the experience of making a strong start on our New Year’s resolution to lose weight or get in shape — only to find our enthusiasm flagging (and extra flesh sagging) by about mid-year. How to avoid getting side-tracked or discouraged on the path to a healthier life and higher self-esteem? We like the approach organized in these four “A’s.”ATTITUDE – Resolve your will, and results will follow.Set up a support system of incentives and encouragement.Join a structured group like Weight Watchers.Get a diet buddy to share trials and triumphs.Set benchmarks to meet on your way to your goal, and celebrate their passage with long-coveted rewards, like a beauty accessory, a piece of sports equipment or a day of indulgence at the local spa.If you miss a mid-way mark or mess up on your plan, take the long view and get back on your program.Read the inspiring story of how one teen replaced bad habits with exercise and healthy habits to lose 121 pounds in 18 months.APPETITE – Weight loss is ultimately a matter of math: calories in vs.calories out.Since fruits and vegetables have fewer calories and more fiber pound for pound than most other food groups, substituting them for higher calorie snacks and meal options can help you cut calories while still feeling full.However, if you’re piling up your plate with fruit or soaking your salad with dressing without making other changes in your diet — guess what? You’re going to gain weight, not lose it.So be honest with yourself about your food choices, find ways to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in order to feel healthier and help avoid hunger as you cut back on the higher calorie items.

Know the difference between a healthy weight loss plan and a fad diet.Here’s a thoughtful rating of popular diet books on the market: CSPI Rates the Diet Books

ACTIVITY – Even if weight loss is not your goal, improving your fitness is key to strengthening your heart and warding off disease.New Year’s resolutions tend to focus on appearance, but the fat that’s the most dangerous to your health isn’t the kind that dimples under your skin but rather the intra-abdominal fat that lies around the organs.Exercise is key to reducing this deeply deposited and detrimental adipose tissue.

Click here to read more.If you need the extra push, find a regular exercise partner and help each other stick to your fitness commitments when your motivation flags.Or if you crave solitude, choose activities like walking and running that give you a “time out” with your workout.Most importantly, don’t ask yourself if you want to go to yoga or the gym — tell yourself that you will.Click here to see how to make sure your fitness resolutions don’t dead end.ACCOUNTABILITY – Accountability means taking responsibility for our commitments and actions.When it comes to over-consuming and/or under-expending calories, our bodies have a way of taking us to account by manifesting the consequences of our excess on our waists and thighs.Yet the mind has a way of mitigating the uncomfortable tug of our too-tight clothing by blaming our size on heredity, on metabolism, on the food industry — or by denying the problem altogether.

While it’s true that complex factors have contributed to an environment in which it’s easier to eat more and move less, it’s also true that healthy foods, opportunities for exercise and sources of information exist in abundance — but it’s up to each of us to make that choice.

Responsibility

Dole Food Company, Inc. and Dole Packaged Foods believe that in order to perpetuate sustainability it is of the utmost importance to treat our people, resources, environment and community as our most precious assets. In order to protect its greatest assets, Dole has built its sustainability strategy on four pillars: water management, carbon footprint, soil conservation and packaging.

About the DNI

The Dole Nutrition Institute (DNI) was founded by David H. Murdock in 2003 as a research and education foundation within Dole Food Company. Now in his 90's, Mr. Murdock is an ardent practitioner of a nutrient-dense, plant-based diet and a true believer in the power of a variety of fruits and vegetables to promote health and longevity. The DNI is comprised of scientists who conduct cutting-edge, nutrition-based research at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina. From Dole's corporate offices in Westlake Village, CA, a dedicated Nutrition and Health Communication specialist, who is also a Registered Dietitian, reports on the latest health-promoting findings to the public through various publications and media outlets. An Executive Admin provides support to both locations to complete the team which endeavors to fulfill the DNI's mission of "feeding the world with knowledge."

Premium Products, Dole Dedication

Dole Foodservice products have been satisfying the most discriminating patrons of restaurants and other foodservice operations for nearly a century. Our premium quality products are specially designed to meet the unique operational needs of foodservice operators. Dole backs its dedication to quality with comprehensive food safety programs, stringent quality control measures, and ongoing research and innovation.